Re: Timeless Classics of Software Engineering
Date: 2 Aug 2004 00:33:29 -0700
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"Sergio Navega" <snavega_at_intelliwise.com> wrote in message news:<4107cf6a$1_7_at_news.athenanews.com>...
> "Marshall Spight" <mspight_at_dnai.com> escreveu na mensagem
> news:epPNc.177055$IQ4.107932_at_attbi_s02...
> > "Steve Johnson" <stevejohnson1972_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:949ec44a.0407280704.12141129_at_posting.google.com...
> > > I'd like to hear thoughts on what books, in your opinion, are true
> > > classics in the field of software engineering.
> >
> > I can't vouch for it myself, but I hear a lot of people mention
> > "Code Complete" by Steve McConnell.
> >
> >
>
> I also vote for "Code Complete". It is a remarkable (although excessively
> lenghy) work. If you don't want to face its 850+ pages, there's a smaller
> alternative:
>
> Maguire, Steve (1993) Writing Solid Code. Microsoft Press.
>
Both are **very** good.
If you can, I highly recommend both.
Best,
John
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